Lego's 20g Crypt setup - Page 2 - Cryptocorynes

Tex Gal · 10-25-2009, 02:02 PM

Really pretty plants you have there!

I can see how you could get hooked on this!

legomaniac89 · 10-25-2009, 05:38 PM

Thanks Tex Gal! Everyone told me that emersed setups were just as addictive as regular planted tanks, but I never believed that...until I set one up myself. I'm here to tell you, they are. Crypts are the coolest!

Yoong · 10-28-2009, 06:18 AM

Nice growth. I missed my crypt tank back home after seeing yours.

jARDINI · 10-29-2009, 07:59 AM

is that LIMNOPHILA SP. 'GUINEA BROAD-LEAF' growing on the left in the 3rd pic? very nice crypt collection! makes me want to try my hand at emersed growth

legomaniac89 · 10-29-2009, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Yoong

Nice growth. I missed my crypt tank back home after seeing yours.

Thanks Yoong!

Quote:

Originally Posted by jARDINI

is that LIMNOPHILA SP. 'GUINEA BROAD-LEAF' growing on the left in the 3rd pic? very nice crypt collection! makes me want to try my hand at emersed growth

Thanks! Yup, that's the Limno. It really doesn't look much different emersed than submersed, but it definitely grows faster.

legomaniac89 · 11-05-2009, 06:02 PM

Well, due to a couple new shipment of crypts, I had no choice but to set up another tank for these things. It was painful, but I rose above it and powered through. Here's the result

From left to right: C. minima "Sumatra Besitang", C. bangkaensis "Bangka Giant", C. affinis "Tuebinsen BG Green", C. minima "Gasseri", C. x timahensis, C. cordata var. cordata.

All the other random plants are just in here till Halcyon (my 20 long scape) is resurrected.

Man, when I got into this hobby, I really had no idea that plants would take up so much of my life. Especially not one specific genus of plants, but man, I love these things

xximanoobxx · 11-05-2009, 06:18 PM

Where did you get the crypts??? I'm so jealous >.<

legomaniac89 · 11-06-2009, 07:02 PM

Most of them came from Ghazanfar, but the C. minima "Sumatra Besitang" and C. cordata came from other members around the forums. I can't wait for these to grow up

rs79 · 11-07-2009, 02:56 PM

I touched up the picture a bit. I can has hudoroi pics now?

legomaniac89 · 11-08-2009, 09:10 AM

Just for you, rs

I've been having a gnat problem in the tank recently and I've been spraying the plants with a dilute insecticidal soap over the past few days, and some of them haven't really appreciated it. Several of them have developed yellow spots on the leaves because of it, so they aren't looking their greatest right now.